Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-02
could, very likely, find something rich

Joining room and pulled aside curtain.
Then she took handsome robe out of
the linen covering and showed it to US.
1t wgs & beauty. It was OF rich ivory
satin, made IN The style of the Sixteenth
century, with long, perfectly plain court
fTaiu, the front ornamented with three
t0TnceS Of point lace, each beaded by
embroidery Of pearls and silver, and
the foot finished with the garland of or
ange blossoms. The bodice was pointed
and embroidered with pearls and silver,
ard il Wss flashed with d high Medici
collar, simiIsry embroidered. 1t was g
lovely gown.
Chow would ven ike that?n asked the
lady assistant. at would lust suit your
style Of beauty, msdemoiscle. You are
tall and stately, and would look ike o
queen in this rc5e.'
Glow much is it?' asked my compsn-
ion.
Owe would hire you this gown for one
/ evening, 20 be retained the nextmOTniGg,
for Sl5."
CHATS too mucn"
"Wel, mademoiselle, here's another
tlat has been worn i've or six times and
would be cheaper. That first one is
, brand new and has never been worn.
That's why ne charge you more. Here 5
one for 81. us faille Franc9ise; the.'s
I very fashionable just now. Al the soCj-
ETY. ladies' are OGing married il chat
nOw.n
The gown she held ont to our view wss
2 white IgLlle Franchise, with q square,
! plain court train, the front drapeG with
/ duchesse lace over foot ruching Of tUlie
and satin .oOp9, and the COTsage cut
square in the neck and trimmed with
ruchings of tulle and ribbons and sprays
Of orange blossoms.
"Isn't that pTetty?' she asked, "aud
it's very che&p. TDe last lady that wore
this vas one Of the leading sslesiadies Ia
MsCy's, and the Que Just before was
typewriter for q man That writes for the
papers. Both Of them had very long re
ports in the papers about the elegant
costumes they wore. | have s cousin
who knows reporter on the World, and
whenever l tell him there is going TO be
g fashionable wedding and give him the
items, he always gets something in one
Of the papers for me l don't charge
anything extra for that"
Finally she persuaded my friend TO 90
TO the trouble Of putting on a gown Of
white grOs grain, with bea ed tulle
front, outlined by wedding plumes of
white lilaCS and Tevers, embroidered with
pearl beads, finishing the square neck and
Oruamenting the elbow sleeves. She
looked lusCiCuslY beautiful as she stood
in the room with her cleaning bare arms
and shoulders.
Is Of course we furnish you with the
gloves too. MousquetaiTes Of white IN
dressed kid are al! the fashion. If you
desire tor 80 cents extra, we can furnish
you with COUquet OF rose buds or g
handsome prayer book. Prayer books |
are most fashionable now, though"
We selected the gown ny companion |
hGt on. Tle price was SO Including /
gloves. Inc assistant TOOK some meas 7
Er4s across The bust, etc, SO as 70 make /
= few necessary alterations ia the gown. /
Two dollars were paid down in advance (,
We gave her an impossible address and |
leg.
Han al hour later ne had left the noise |
and the yulgarity CT the Bowery far be- J
mind Us, and we're III DelmCuiCO's enjoy
ing the cool and an ice.
az had TO tell heC some awful hos," re-
marked my lady friend, "sbout when we |
were to be married ard ell that. Do you /
know, she told me some very interesting
stories while ! was putting on that gown !
Of some Of the people who come 10 her 10 |
hire wedding dresses-SOme Of the girls, |
who, from the amount Of style they as.
sumo, you would never suspect. she .
told me, too, that she hired out walking
dresses, and there wSS one lovely green
plush dress that looked TT for princess.
She says young girls come to her and hire
them when they intend going out walking
in the afternoon and expect to meet q
friend. And then she had an eXqusitaly
made silk for thCater dress. She hires
them OUy with gloves, hat and wrap to
mstCh tor So, but you must sign guar
Gatec TO return the goods ia perfect con-
GitiCa. she told me that during the win
ter she did q splendid business hiring out
se8lskiGs Tor 81 or plush coats for so
cents, She buys them at the pawnsRops,
aI except some Of the nigh priced we'd
ding gowns. That first one she showed
us Size had made TO order But thiuk
what sad thing il is f0T some young girl |.
who is forced 10 pawn her wedding dress,
and t15n to have that dress bought 5y tais
woman, VINO hires it out by the nigatI
"She told me that l could hire any I
t1lpg-SiioperS, shoes, stockings, every
taiDS. Why, she tod ne some Girls
actually Ecpt their entire outfit from her
even down To the finest lace handkerchief
end, and-Other things when their hus-
bands ask bow they manage 10 have so
much lace and silk in their outfit. they
Tell them that love had helped them to
save for The futures sake, Some girls
buy their things gradually BY paying her
On instalimeDls, but most of them return
their trCUssesu at the end OF the first
month. sac rents them out for from SIS
10 $50 or $40. OF course she makes lots
Of money. she has plenty of customers
girls whose fathers cannot give them ,
money enough to put on the style they
WANT. You men ought to feel 14ttered
to think OF the meBrs we poor girls resort
to TO look pretty for your sakeS."
Candor compels the confession that
there are hundreds of young men dudiug
it daily on Broadway whose handsome ,
clothes are obtained in Just the same way.
a natty spring suit tor an afternoons ,
promenade means 81, aud others less ,
but louder, can even be had for !
80 cents. The average youth, whose :
weekly stipend is Sc or 81, thus succeeds !
in getting himself out in bowling style :
every Saturday afternoon, and by regu- !
arly appearing in e new outfit can easily =
throw around himself the glamour of ;
cOpiOus wealth.